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Abstract

A surgical clamp includes a support frame clamp member, a retraction shaft clamp member and a handle linked to the support frame clamp member and the retraction shaft clamp member for moving the clamp members between loosened and tightened positions. Both the support frame clamp member and the retraction shaft clamp member permit transverse attachment. The shaft clamp and the support frame permit pivoting of the retraction shaft relative to the support frame. The handle is always in alignment with the retractor shaft, with a gripping portion extending above and in line with the shaft but attached to the clamp below the shaft. With this clamp and handle configuration, the clamp maintains a very low profile while still allowing easy access to the handle from above during the tightening and/or loosening motions, permitting a single handed 'scissors action' tightening.

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